Executive Chef

Champneys; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury wellness brand is seeking an Executive Chef to lead kitchen operations. You will be responsible for creating a menu that reflects our wellness focus, ensuring financial profitability, and managing a motivated team. Ideal candidates should possess significant kitchen management experience and a passion for creating healthy, delicious dishes. This role offers substantial wellness benefits and a commitment to team development, including complementary spa days and discounts on health products.

Benefits

Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives

Digital fitness programmes

Complimentary Spa Day

Discounted stays

Employee Assistance Programme

Shopping discounts

Professional Uniform

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a kitchen environment with a focus on wellness.
• Ability to create a menu that adheres to nutritional standards.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and train the kitchen team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the management and operation of the kitchen.
• Develop and design an innovative menu.
• Ensure financial profitability and adherence to food controls.
• Build and maintain a top-performing kitchen team.
• Maintain high hygiene standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Menu development

Team management

Financial management

Hygiene standards

Job description

Executive Chef

Champneys Mottram Hall

Contract: Full Time
Salary: Starting from £65,000 plus gratuities

As the prestigious and luxurious brand that we are, we are focused on wellness and wellbeing, our delicious food offering also reflects this. Our kitchen brigades are creative, imaginative and have a desire to provide outstanding, wholesome dishes to our guests.

Your main responsibility will be the overall management and running of the kitchen, creating a vision of inspiration and engagement whilst ensuring your team stay motivated and all food is prepared to the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• Supporting in the development and design of the menu taking into account the nutritional requirement of the Champneys Healthy Eating Policy.
• Be fully conversant with all financial aspects of the role ensuring profitability, payroll and food controls whilst achieving maximum guest satisfaction.
• Building and maintaining a team that succeeds and achieves. Using your experience you will promote training, development and grass root recruitment.
• Communicate and educate all F&B colleagues in how your vision is achieved.
• Responsible for the hygiene standards of the kitchen.
• Engagement with all areas within the property ensuring they are aware of the vision and expectation of your area of work.

Being the iconic wellbeing brand that we are you should expect benefits that match our simple vision; to make you feel happier and healthier inside and out.

Benefits

• Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives
• Digital fitness programmes
• Nutrition guides and recipes
• Self-Guided meditation
• Wellbeing podcasts
• Champneys experiences (such as overnight stay or ultimate spa day experience)
• App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips.
• In house social media connecting our Champneys Family
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling sessions and legal advice if required
• Other perks such as shopping discounts and financial support
• Motivating, rewarding and engaging colleague events
• Discounted stays for you, your friends and family at any of our properties
• Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period
• 50% discount on all Champneys products
• Great discounts on our partner products Elementis and Clarins
• Discounted membership to our exceptional health clubs
• Merlin Entertainments Attraction
• Introduce a friend incentive
• Long Service celebrations
• Free parking [Hotels and Resorts only]
• Professional Uniform